Do I need to apply for HUD in California before Section 8?

No. Applicants have to understand that HUD itself, is not the Section 8 rental assistance program for California. HUD provides funding to local housing authorities to administer the Section 8 and Public Housing programs.
Our Online Packet can assist you in finding applications and apply for Section 8 online when applications are being accepted. Section8programs.com will help you find the housing authorities online that are accepting applications for Section 8 in Texas.
A Section 8 housing application or a Low Income Housing application is always free at your local housing authority if they are accepting applications. Section8programs.com has no affiliation with HUD, the government or your local housing authority.
We also help our members find Section 8 rental assistance listings after joining and to discover many other programs that would benefit a low income person. We charge a small fee for our research which is consolidated in our Online Packet. We can not guarantee that your housing authority is accepting applications at this time, but we do update our Online Packet each week with this information.

How can I become a Section 8 landlord in California?

In order to become a Section 8 landlord, one must first have the necessary inspections by their Housing Authority and has been approved to rent to a Section 8 tenant. The Section 8 program produces renters in every state that need help with rent.
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is a government subsidized housing assistance program for a low income family or individual. The tenant will pay about 30% of their monthly income for rent. Section 8 will pay for (subsidize) the rest.

Landlords must have their property inspected by a division of the Section 8 office in
order to rent to a Section 8 tenant and accept the Section 8 housing voucher. The landlord will prepare their own lease, but it will be no less than for one year.

By urging section 8 landlords nationwide to participate in government rental assistance programs, and educating them about subsidized housing, the gap between a low income tenant and an independent landlord is being reduced.

Know how much your rent will be when you complete a section 8 application form for housing, you and your family will pay 30% of your monthly adjusted gross income on housing and utilities. Your voucher will cover the remainder of the cost. Your local PHA can help you calculate how much you need to budget for each month. Say, for example, your monthly income is $1,000. You'd pay $300, even if the rent of the unit is $1,000. The maximum voucher issued by the PHA is $2,200 per month. Know that it may be illegal for a landlord to refuse you occupancy just because you're enrolled in Section 8. A landlord may legally refuse occupancy for failure to pass background checks, poor credit, and other determinations, but cannot refuse occupancy to you based solely on your Section 8 enrollment. If you think a landlord has refused occupancy to you based solely on your Section 8 enrollment, contact your local PHA.

Know what role geography plays in Section 8 enrollment. Section 8 landlord guidelines are different from location to location. But in general, residents who receive a tenant-based voucher for the current jurisdiction in which they live may use that voucher to live anywhere in the country. Residents who do not live in the same jurisdiction in which they applied must move to the jurisdiction that issues the voucher for at least 12 months; after 12 months, they are free to move. Don't commit fraud when trying to obtain a Section 8 rental assistance application. Fraud can result in termination of Section 8 assistance, as well as restitution of funds, probation, or even prison. Fraud may be defined as any of the following offenses: Knowingly omitting or under-reporting income or assets from household income. Transferring assets or income to achieve eligibility. Falsifying or using false Social Security documents. Falsifying the number of members in your household. Getting assistance on top of Section 8 without notifying the appropriate parties Renting out or subletting all or part of the unit. Charging rent from any tenants who may be living with you.